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REMOTE AREA MEDICAL

DIRECTOR: Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman - UNITED STATES

As the national debate over the future of healthcare continues on, this heartfelt film takes a step back from the politics to give an emotional, on-the-ground portrait of those who live every day without proper access to medical care. Unable to afford treatment, an estimated 45 million people in the US lack access to preventative care and often suffer through illnesses in the hopes that they’ll just go away. Remote Area Medical documents the annual two-day “pop-up” medical clinic operated by the nonprofit Remote Area Medical (RAM) in Bristol, Tennessee. During that time, doctors, nurses, and support workers provide care...

As the national debate over the future of healthcare continues on, this heartfelt film takes a step back from the politics to give an emotional, on-the-ground portrait of those who live every day without proper access to medical care. Unable to afford treatment, an estimated 45 million people in the US lack access to preventative care and often suffer through illnesses in the hopes that they’ll just go away. Remote Area Medical documents the annual two-day “pop-up” medical clinic operated by the nonprofit Remote Area Medical (RAM) in Bristol, Tennessee. During that time, doctors, nurses, and support workers provide care for hundreds of people who can’t afford routine medical checkups, dental exams, and prescription eyeglasses that most take for granted. A moving portrait of a one-of-a-kind community assembled to secure a better future for us all. (80 mins.)

Note: The Sunday 2/9 screening is cancelled. Tickets can be refunded or exchanged for another film. Please call our Advance Ticket Outlet between the hours of noon and 6 p.m. at 503-276-4310 (closed Sunday 2/9).

THE ROCKET

DIRECTOR: Kim Mordaunt - AUSTRALIA

Winner of the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, The Rocket is a heartwarming coming-of-age tale set in Laos. Ahlo is the surviving twin of a difficult birth and is believed by some to be a source of bad luck. When he and his family are displaced by the construction of a dam, further tragedy strikes as they relocate to a new village. Ahlo befriends Kia and her eccentric uncle Purple but is still ostracized by the superstitious community. Hope for redemption comes with the Rocket Festival: a riotous, and dangerous, annual competition where huge bamboo rockets...

Winner of the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, The Rocket is a heartwarming coming-of-age tale set in Laos. Ahlo is the surviving twin of a difficult birth and is believed by some to be a source of bad luck. When he and his family are displaced by the construction of a dam, further tragedy strikes as they relocate to a new village. Ahlo befriends Kia and her eccentric uncle Purple but is still ostracized by the superstitious community. Hope for redemption comes with the Rocket Festival: a riotous, and dangerous, annual competition where huge bamboo rockets are set off to provoke the rain gods. Despite being too young to enter the competition, he’s determined to succeed. This year’s Australian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. (96 mins.)